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Romania qualified for the second consecutive time to the final phase of the European Youth Championship, after drawing 1-1 on Tuesday with Denmark in the last match of the eighth qualifying round.
The decisive match for qualifying for EURO 2021 was broadcast by PRO TV and www.stirileprotv.ro.
The Tricolori were 1-0 ahead, after a slight penalty awarded by the referee and had the numerical superiority in the 58th minute, after a red card, also easily awarded.
Romania had to win to ensure the qualification, but the defeat suffered, also on Tuesday, by Belgium (2nd place, in the ninth group), score 2-3, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, allowed the tricolors to reach the final phase of the tournament and with an equal result.
Romania are fourth in the ranking of second-placed teams and can only be surpassed by Iceland (2nd place in Group 1), a team whose game in Armenia has been postponed due to the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
In the final tournament the teams from the first place in the nine groups and the best five teams from the 2nd place qualify.
For this reason, in the last ten minutes, the Romanian players have exceeded the time.
The final classification of Group 8 is as follows: Denmark – 26 points, Romania – 20, Ukraine – 16, Finland – 13, Northern Ireland – 9, Malta – 1.
The Euro U21, organized in Hungary and Slovenia, will be played in two phases: the group stage from 24 to 31 March 2021 and the preliminary round, between 31 May and 6 June 2021.
Romania U21 – Denmark U21, live on PRO TV
The small tricolors need a victory to reach the European Championship. The final phase will see the participation of the host countries, Hungary and Slovenia, the nine winners of the preliminary rounds and the first five second places.
Romania group ranking:
Ranking of teams in second place:
Romania’s youth coach Adrian Mutu told an online press conference on Monday that his players must be “near perfect” to win the decisive match for qualifying for the Under-21 European Championship against the Danish national team. 21 next year.
“We know how strong the opponents are, that’s why we focus a lot on our game because we need to win. And for that we have to be almost perfect. It is important that the boys give proof, because tactically they know what they have. I explained to them very clearly , and they worked very well this week, being a match that decides a qualification, I would also compare it to the one against Denmark. I mean Denmark – Romania, 17 years ago, “Unfortunately for us that match ended 2-2, suffering a goals in the last seconds of the match and at the same time losing the qualification. I hope that tomorrow we will reach qualification and go to the European Championships “, He said.
The group summoned by Adrian Mutu
The 23 U21 players called up by Adrian Mutu for the match against Denmark:
Goalkeepers: Andrei Vlad (FCSB), Marian Aioani (Chindia Târgovişte), George Micle (FC Argeş);
Defenders: Denis Haruţ (FC Botoşani), Ştefan Vlădoiu (University of Craiova), Alexandru Paşcanu (SD Ponferradina / Spain), Virgil Ghiţă (FC Viitorul), Denis Ciobotariu (CFR Cluj), Radu Boboc (FC Viitorul), Raul Opruţ) , Ricardo Grigore (Dinamo);
Midfielders: Marius Marin (AC Pisa / Italy), Gabriel Simion (FCSB), Cătălin Itu (CFR Cluj), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Ianis Hagi (Rangers / Scotland), Alexandru Măţan (FC Viitorul), Claudiu Petrila (Sepsi OSK ), Olimpiu Moruţan (FCSB), Carlo Casap (FC Viitorul);
Forwards: Nicolae Carnat (CFR Cluj), George Cîmpanu (University of Craiova), Valentin Costache (CFR Cluj).
The match will be refereed by Georgian Georgi Vadachkoria.
At the age of 43 and international referee since 2007, Vadachkoria has twice refereed the Romanian junior national team and once a club team of League 1, in the match Zira – Astra Giurgiu, score 0-0, in the second round of the preliminaries of the Europa League, 2017/2018 edition.
He will be assisted by fellow countrymen David Chigogidze and Giorgi Elikashvili, assistants, and Aleko Aptsiauri, fourth official.
Message of encouragement from the great national team
Coach Mirel Rădoi and the national team sent a message of encouragement to the “little tricolors” before the decisive match with Denmark, from the EC-2021 preliminaries.
“Guys, we are with you in mind and heart! Let’s fight together! Let’s go, Romania!”, was the message sent by Rădoi e tricolori.
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